Brush attachment for hose



Patented June 28,1927.

UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE-'4 oalvionn E. LooMIs, or BELMONT,MASSACHUSETTS, AssI'GNoR'ro DARLO COMPANY, *oF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ACORPORATION or MASSACHUSETTS.

BRUSH ATTACHMENT FOR HOSE.

I Appiication filed September 18, 1925. Serial No. 57,068. I

The present invention relates to Washing appliances and moreparticularly to brushes and the like which are adapted to be attached tothe end of a hose.- v

In certain washing or cleaning operations, such, for example, as thewashing of dishes, windows, automobiles, etc, where a hose is used todirect a stream of water upon the article to be washed, it is foundnecessary or desirable in many instances to'supplement the action of thestream of water by some device, such as a sponge or brush which willhelp to loosenthe dirt so that it may be removed by the stream of water.

It is the object of the present invention to provide such a supplementalloosening or cleaning device which shall be cheap to construct,convenient to manipulate and easily and quickly attached to and detachedfrom the end of the hose.

lVith these objects in view the present invention consists in theattachment for a hose hereinafter described and more particularlydefined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate what is now considered thepreferred form of the present invention, Fig. 1 is a top plan, and F ig.2 a side elevation of a section of hose with the attachment in placethereon and Fig. 3 is a detail showing the hose nozzle.

In the accompanying drawing the attachment is shown as comprising abrush and a holder therefor which is arranged to be secured to the endof the hose. The holder comprises a body portion 4, straightlongitudinally and arcuat-e in cross-section so that it is substantiallysemi-cylindrical in general form to fit the side of the hose. Risingfrom the body portion adjacent each end thereof and integrally formedtherewith are the clips 6 which embrace the hose and hold the attachmentsecurely in position. One end of the body portion is provided with thelaterally-extending, oppositely-disposed, brush-attaching arms 8. Theholder is preferably formed from a single piece of sheet metal ofsufficient resiliency to permit the clips 6 to spring apart enough toallow the hose to pass between the free ends of the clips and then to begripped firmly by the latter. Thus the holder may be easily and quicklyattached to and detached. from the hose by a simple relatively lateralmovement of the parts. 7

The brush 10 may be conveniently formed of bristles held by a twistedwire core 12. The brush and core are of loop form with the ends of thecore extendingbeneath the bristles and secured to the supporting arms 8of the hose by bending the ends of the arms tightly around the wirecore.

The brush arms being substantially diametrically opposed with respect tothe axis of the holder, the stream of water from the hose Will bedischarged into the middle of the brush, thus permitting the hose to beused with equal efficiency with the body portion t of the holder eitherabove or below the hose.

In the illustrated embodiment of the present invention the attachment isshown on the hose of a dish washing appliance in which the water isdischarged through the nozzle 14 in a plurality of small forcefulstreams. To prevent buckling of the hose when the latter is used Withoutthe brush attachment, the hose is provided with a spiral wire guard 16which permits the requisite fiexibility and prevents a sharp bending ofthe hose at this point. It is not necessary to remove the guard beforeattaching the brush as the spring clips will yield sufiiciently toaccommodate then'iselves to the slightly increased diameter of theguard. yielding character of the attaching means the holder can beadjusted longitudinally of the hose to bring the brush the desireddistance from the hose or nozzle orifice and will hold the partssecurely in adjusted position. 1

While the drawings illustrate, and the specification describes, anattachment in which the supplemental cleaning means are in the form of abrush, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limitedthereto but other forms of supplementalcleaning devices may be employed.

Having thus described the invention. what is claimed is: l

1. A brush attachment for a hose comprising a holder having a. bodyportion which is substantially straight longitudinally and arcuate incross-section to fit the hose and which has a pair of attaching clipsadjacent each end shaped to embrace the hose, the clips being formedintegrally with the body portion with their free ends spaced apart topermit the passage of the hose laterally Furthermore, on account of thetherebetween, a pair of oppositely extending brush supporting arms atone end of the body portion and integral therewith, and a brushcomprising a twisted wire core with bristles secured thereto, the brushbeing formed in a loop with the ends of the core projecting beyond thebristles, and the brush supporting arms being bent around the ends ofsaid core to secure the brush to the holder.

2. A brush attachment for a hose comprising a body portion arcuate intransverse section and adapted to lie along the side of the hose andhaving a pair of co-operating attaching spring clips formed integrallywith said portion and adjacent each end thereof, the clips being spacedapart at their free ends to permit the passage of the hose therebetween,one end of the body portion 3. The combination with a flexible hosehaving a spiral wire guard to prevent buckling thereof, 01 a removableholder adapted to be disposed adjacent to the guard lengthwise thereofand having spaced clip portions to embrace the guard, and a brushattached to the holder and positioned adjacent theorifice of the hose.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specificatlon.

ORMOND E. LOOMIS.

